Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1851:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
'O' serpent heart,hid with a flowering face!
the statement above refers to

A. Romeo
B. Tybalt
C. Benvolio
D. Juliet

Question 1852:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The spatial setting of the play is

A. Verona
B. Padua
C. Venice
D. Athens

Question 1853:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo is banished to Mantua because he

A. Marries Juliet without parental consent
B. Attends Capulet's party uninvited
C. Attempts to kill Paris his rival
D. Kills Tybalt in a street duel

Question 1854:

• JAMB 2010

these questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
In the novel the society puts high value on

A. Male ascendancy
B. Procreation
C. Gender equity
D. Engalitarianism

Question 1855:

• JAMB 2010

these questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
the medicine man links the lump discovered on the head of Nnu Ego at birth, to the

A. Wound inflicted on the slave woman buried with Agbadi's wife
B. Coming back of the Agunwa to the society to live again
C. Ill-luck and tragic events attributed to a predestined fate
D. Possession of physical admirable qualities that makes her an epitoma of perfection